Karen Lord - Corporate Partner

Contact Information

Direct

T: 01273 669 124 E: karen.lord@healys.old-website.shout-loud.co.uk

Office 8-9 Old Steine Brighton East Sussex BN1 1EJ

T: 01273 685 888 F: 01273 685 454

Services & Sectors

Corporate & Commercial

Memberships

Law Society

Profile

With 20 years of experience working closely with business owners, Karen is a commercially minded lawyer with significant expertise in providing the full range of corporate transactional work for UK and international clients. Having completed the CPE and LPC at the College of Law Guildford, she qualified as a solicitor in 1998.

Karen offers advice and assistance in all corporate matters, including; cross-border transactions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, demergers and private equity investment. She can advise owner-managers, MBO teams and corporate acquirers, and has extensive experience assisting with intellectual property protection, in particular trademark portfolio management.

Karen acts for both buyers and sellers on deal values ranging up to £15 million, and has been involved in a number of management buy-outs. An area of her work that she finds particularly rewarding is providing assistance and guidance to start-up businesses with early-stage funding, and to those planning to grow their company or to buy a bolt-on business.

Karen has been involved as the lead legal adviser in two deals which have won Insider Deal of the Year, and has been recognised as a “leader in her field” by both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.

I would like to say a big thank you to Karen Lord and all the team at Healys who have helped get this deal over the line. Thank you for outstanding patience and professionalism, for inspiring confidence and making me feel all was under control at all times. This is the second time I’ve worked with Karen and undoubtedly, I would do so again. I always felt I was in good hands. Picking Healys was the right choice, you have an excellent team.

Eamonn Fogarty - Managing Director

Brookland Computer Services

Thank you Karen! It was quite the experience, and already looking forward to the future engagements! Thanks again for your help during the process, can’t imagine the number of ways this could have gone without your quality advice! Made the transaction feel a lot more smooth and felt much more confident on the safety of the final terms.

Business Seller

Thanks again – your advice has been really appreciated and delivered in a very clear, understandable and supportive way for our client.

Gemma Hope

Family Law Partners

Karen Lord is the head of the corporate department at Healys. She operates a diverse transactional practice incorporating experience in M&A and joint ventures, among others. Her client base includes corporates and private equity sponsors. “Karen is fantastic and knowledgeable.”

Chambers & Partners 2023

Karen Lord operates a diverse transactional practice incorporating experience in M&A and joint ventures, among others. Her client base includes corporates and private equity sponsors.“Karen is very good at looking at the details and making sure everything is correct.” “She is a very thorough and experienced lawyer.”

Chambers & Partners 2022

Karen Lord delivers sound, commercial advice and is prepared to listen to clients and deliver the deal.

Chambers & Partners 2021

Karen Lord advises on lower mid-market corporate transactions, drawing upon considerable experience in handling M&A deals, private equity work and joint ventures. Clients say: “Karen is a no-nonsense lawyer who spends time ascertaining the whole picture and then supports you both during and out of office hours.”

Chambers & Partners 2020

Karen Lord of Healys is recognised for her significant experience in M&A and MBO transactions. She acts primarily for shareholders and owner managers. Sources say: She is a force to be reckoned with and really understands her clients. She is very personable and always protects her clients’ needs fiercely.

Chambers & Partners 2019